ERIN, Wis. (AP) Before their names shared space on the silver U.S. Open trophy, Brooks Koepka and Jordan Spieth were together in a less attractive location.
Both failed by three shots to advance out of the second stage of qualifying school in Texas, leaving them with no status on any tour.
That was five years ago, and each went his own way.
Spieth, a U.S. Junior Amateur champion who won an NCAA title with Texas, received sponsor exemptions to PGA Tour and Web.com Tour events and rode a runner-up finish in the Puerto Rico Open to a meteoric year that ended with him on the Presidents Cup team at age 20.